The town is highly developed for tourism, seemingly exclusively. The two main roads are all Old Westy-like. Everything is immaculate. I drove through a subdivision and all the houses looked brand new. I had some ice cream at the corner shop and washed the truck... which immediately caused rain. Money down the drain. (The storm drain.)

An hour after that last post i found i was supposed to leave today. I have no campsite for tonight. So now I'm banging on my cell phone trying to get some damn web sites to come up and service is so bad I'm starting to get some anxiety. I come up with a plan (come here, West Yellowstone, and ask the tourism place for boondocking locations.) Two buffalo jams later I'm getting more anxious about getting there by 5. Then it dawns on me... go to Walmart. There's three between me and glacier. This whole day has made me feel like such an idiot.Read more

After Mammoth Springs, we headed back to Canyon Village... and noticed that the snow on the ground and trees and rocks was getting deeper. 😲
Stopped at Lower Falls before turning around to head back to West Yellowstone, and noticed the snow level was dropping. We may get snow in West Yellowstone... in September... 😏

After the bears, we happened upon a family of moose! Momma was eating, daddy was sleeping, and the twins were bedded down a little ways away. Of course, we stopped several times to admire the Tetons before heading back to Hayden Valley for another wolf-sighting attempt... no luck, but the grizzly ambling across the road kinda made up for it. Wolves, we will be back.

Mammoth Springs - elk galore, even a bugling male to greet all visitors as they checked in to the Mammoth Springs Hotel. The rangers were doing their best to corral the tourists that wanted a close up. 🙄 Walked the terraces, found some interesting geological things... and names that made us think that mountain men in olden times may have gotten lonely.

Started off the day in 31 degree weather, with off and on snow showers. Made for some fun watch-and-wait in Hayden Valley, where the wolves were a no show. 😑 The Bison were there in all there Bison-y glory.

We had some time to kill before checking in so we ventured into the park. Headed to Old Faithful, with stops along the way. Made it to Old Faithful Lodge before the heavy rains started. Now that we have checked in, it is off to dinner then planning our next couple of days here to maximize our Yellowstone NP experience.

The snow mellowed a bit as we crossed the Yellowstone River and arrived in Lamar Valley. Our search for wolves yielded Bison, antelope, and ravens. 😔But then, a howl, some yips, and more calls of a pack off in the distance. 😊That was good enough for now.

Old Faithful Lodge/Inn/Hotel - built by 50 men, at the low price of $150,000.
Checking out more steaminess as we wait in traffic headed back to West Yellowstone. What was the jam? Roadside Bison and Elk herds.